Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1967
The Super Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST-AG-67985-A W AT LWSide A runout
ST-AG-67986--A W AT LWSide B runout
ST-AG-67985Side A label
ST-AG-67986Side B label
CT AG-12519-1ASide 1 Runout
CT AG-12520-1ASide 2 Runout
AG-12519-1A IIIII V CT TSide 1 Runout variant 2 stamped, [exc. IIIII]
AG-12520-!B CT IIIII VSide 2 Runout variant 2 stamped, [exc. IIIII]
ST AG-67985-1B CTSide A runout, variant 1
ST AG-67986-1A C CT - -Side B runout, variant 1
ST AG-67985-1B CT AIIIIIIIIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
ST AG-67986-1A C CT - - BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISide B runout, variant 2
AG-12519-A LW AT WSide 1 Runout
AG-12520-A LW AT WSide 2 Runout
ST-AG-67985-AA LW [MR logo] AT △10640 ...W.Runout A
ST-AG-67986-AA LW [MR logo] AT △10640-X ...W.Runout B
ST-AG-67985-MOLabel A
ST-AG-67986-MOLabel B
ST-AG-67985-B LW AT W1Side A runout
ST-AG-67986-B LW AT W1Side B runout
ST-AG-67985Side A label
ST-AG-67986Side B label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | Atlantic 501First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic SD 501First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic AT-501First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Colombia | Atlantic 501First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | The Atlantic Group GROUP-SD 501 / Atlantic GROUP-SD 501First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL 932481First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Peru | The Atlantic Group 501 / Atlantic 501First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Peru | The Atlantic Group 501 / Atlantic 501First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 501 / The Atlantic Group 501First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | The Atlantic Group SD 501 / The Atlantic Group 501First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | The Atlantic Group 501First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | The Atlantic Group SD 501 / The Atlantic Group 501First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | The Atlantic Group 501First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | The Atlantic Group SD 501 / The Atlantic Group 501First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | The Atlantic Group 501First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | South Korea | The Atlantic Group OLW-050LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SAL 932481LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Turkey | Atlantic SD 501LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 501LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 501LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Atlantic 2002 COMPLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
23 vinyl pressings of The Super Hits are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Colombia, Germany and more. One of them is The Atlantic Group SD 501.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 501, 501, AT-501, GROUP-SD 501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-AG-67985-A W AT LW and ST-AG-67986--A W AT LW. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
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